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l/VILLIAM`N. PARRISH, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

WIRE-FENCE MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1d, 1911.

Application filed July 15, 1910. Serial No. 572,103.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, vWILLIAM N. Rimasi-r, a. citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Richmond, in the county of Vayne and State of lndiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lfvTire-Fence Machines, of which the follow* ing is a true and comprehensive specification.

My present invention has for its object, among other things, to greatly simplify the construction and arrangement of the parts thereof; to control the material-feeding mechanism with absolute exactitude whereby the several op-erations will follow each other with precision, and by which the iinished product will be mechanically perfect.

rFhe Object of my invention, broadly speaking, is to provide an efhcient wire fence machine which will be strong and durable in construction, easily controlled by the 0perator, operable with a minimum of power applied thereto, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low price, but at the same time providing a machine capable of producing a maximum amount of finished product in a minimum amountv of time.

Other objects and particular advantages of my invention will be brought out in the course of the following description, and that which is new will be set forth in the appended claims.

The invention consists of the sundry devices and combinations and the arrangements of the parts, substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed and particularly pointed out.

This present invention relates to a machine for making that type 0f square meshv fencing in which the cross or stay wires each consist of a single length of wire spanning the spaces between the line-wires, and in which the line-wires and the stay-wires are connected at each intersection thereof, and with the ends of the stay-wires coiled around the outer or marginal line-wires, the line-wires and the stay-wires being arranged at right-angles to each other.

The manner in which l provide the means for accomplishing the several desiderata will appear' from the following detail description of the machine itself, which embodies one practical method for carrying out my invention and the operation thereof to produce the desired results.

The preferred manner for carrying out the objects of my invention, and of int-roducing the several improvements over that heretofore accomplished in this line, is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front elevation of my invention complete. Fig. 2 shows a righthand end elevation of my machine. F ig. 3 shows an inner face view of the combined gear and cam wheel which operates the racks controlling the. twisters. Fig. 4 is a detail showing a portion of the raclr by which the twisters are rotated. Fig. 5 is a left-hand end elevation of my machine. Fig. G is a detail showing a plan view of the left-hand marginal twister, and other parts and portions of parts located near thereto. Fig. 6/ is a detail view showing a portion of the face of the face-plate. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the cutter for severing the stay-wires. Fig. 8 is a sectional plan of the left-hand portion of the machine as taken on the line 8 8 of Fig. 5. Fig. 9 is an isometrical view of the bed-plate and the face-plate in cross section, also showing one of the loopers in position. Fig. 10 is a detail showing the head portion of one of the loopers in position immediately after forming a loop in a line-wire, and showing the stay-wire as having been inserted through the loop. Fig. 11 is an end or face view of one of the loopers, showing same in operative position in connection with a line-wire and a stay-wire. Fig. 12 is a View taken at right-angles to the axial direction of the machine, showing certain of the parts in cross-section and certain other parts in elevation. Fig. 13 shows an elevation of a portion of one end of the machine, also showing the bed-plate and various shafts in cross section.y Fig. 1a is a detail showing the bed-plate and the main shaft in cross section, and showing one of the means for actuating the gate. And Fig. 15 is a detail view showing one of the marginal twisters in vertical section.

Similar indices denote like parts throughout the several views.

TWith all of the above designated views in mind l will now take up a description thereof in concrete detail, in which l will describe the several parts and the operations thereof as briefly and as comprehensively as may.

The frame of my machine is composed of the two end members 1 and 2, right and left respectively. The end members are rigidly wheels 46 and 47 mesh with the pipes or bars of the larger bulldozer wheel. Mounted on the shaft 43 is the gear wheel 48 which is of the same diameter as the larger bulldozer wheel. Also mounted on the shafts of the bulldozer wheels 46 and 47 are the respective gear wheels 49 and 50 which mesh with the gear wheel 48 and by which means the three members of the bulldozers are operated in unison.

Mounted on shaft 43, to the right of member l, are the two frictional contact sprocket wheels 5l and 52, and connected therewith is the ratchet dish 53. Mounted on the outer end of the shaft 43 is the arm to the outer end of which is pivoted the arm 14.

Numeral 55 denotes a pawl operative on the ratchet wheel 58, being held in contact by the spring 5G. Also secured on shaft 43 is the arm 57. Pivoted on the outer portion of arm 57 is the rod 58 which passes through an aperture therefor in arm 54, the outer end of said rod being threaded and provided with the nuts 59.

The sprocket wheels 5l and 15 are connected by the sprocket chain 60, while the sprocket wheels 52 and 16 are connected by sprocket chain 61, the purpose of these being to operate the reel, hereinafter eX- plained.

The two aws G2 and 63 operate loosely on the rod 58, one of said jaws contacting with arm 54 and the other with the nuts 5S, and the two jaws are held resiliently apart by rubber cushions 64 and 64.

Pivoted on the inner face of arm 57 is the dog (55 which is normally held in engagement with the ratchet disk 53 by the coil-spring GG.

f The bed-plate 4 is formed with a comparatively large channel extending longitudinally of and formed in its rear face, in which channel is located a double offset rack, having' the two members 67 and 67a spaced apart but they are rigid with relation to each other, being connected by ties as, for instance, the tie (37b in Fig. 4, there being a similar tie, not shown, located near the other end of the rack. The members G7 and 67a are offset laterally with relation to each other, as indicated in Fig. 9. Secured Von the forward face of the bed-plate 4 is the faceplate G8.

A roller (39 is mounted on the left-hand end of said rack G7, which roller is adapted to travel in the cam-channel of the wheel 29, as in Fig. 8, whereby said rack is given a right and left reciprocating motion as the machine is operated.

A plurality of apertures are formed horizontally through the bed-plate, continuing through the face-plate 68, in each of which operates a looper or loop former 70, there being one looper for each intermedi ate line-wire in the fence to be made. rFhe rear end of each of said loopers is secured in the bar 7l as indicated in Fig. l2.

Numeral 72 denotes a rocking shaft to which the bar 7l is connected by a plurality of hangers 7 3. Said shaft 72 is carried in boxings carried by the hangers 74, the latter being secured to the underside of the bed-plate 4, as in Fig. l2.

Numeral 75 denotes a cam carried on shaft 7 and it has a channel cam in one of its faces in which operates a roller 75 carried by the lower end of arm 7 the latter' being secured to shaft 72 (Fig. whereby the bar 7l is moved forward and backward as the cam 7 5 revolves. Y

Mounted in suitable boxings in the forward portion of hangers 74 is the shaft 77. Secured to and extending downward and rearward from shaft 77 are the two arms 78 and 78. ltesiliently connected to the lower ends of arms 78 and 7S are the pitmen 79 and 79, respectively, which are yoked over the shaft 7 as in Fig. l2, each being in juxtaposition to the face of the respective cams 8() and S0. Each of the pitmen 79 and 79 carries a roller (as the roller 81 shown in dotted lines in Fig. l2) whose travel in the cam channels of the respective cani-wheels 8O and S0 is such that as the machine operates the pitmen are moved forward and backward thereby rocking the shaft 77. The two cams 8O and 89 and their mechanism just described are duplicates of each other, there being two of these mechanisms in order to give greater strength, they being spaced apart as indicated in Fig. l. Secured to and extending upward from shaft '77 are a plurality of arms or hangers 82.

Numeral S3 designates the gate, which in fact is a simple bar, carried by the hangers 82 parallel with the bed-plate and directly in front of the face-plate G8, there being apertures formed through the gate opposite each of the apertures in the bed-plate and the face-plate and corresponding and registering therewith. The gate 83 is made slightly wider than is the face plate (3S with which it is adapted to contact. Secured on the upper and the lower edges of the gate S3 are strips, shown in Fig. l2, which strips project slightly rearward beyond the face of the gate, therefore projecting rearward beyond the face of the face-plate when the gate is closed thereagainst. Ver tical channels are formed in the face of the face-plate, there being one of such channels formed across the face-plate at each place where the loopers project through, the base of said channels being' substantially in alinement with the rear edges of said strips, above referred to as being secured on the edges of the gate, and the purpose of the above will hereinafter be made clear. It

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will now be apparent that when the cams I wheel 100 through each of which extends 80 and 80 are revolved the gate 83 will alternately be moved toward and away from the face-plate, for the purposes hereinafter set forth.

Extending forward and slightly upward from the lower edge of the front of the bed-plate are a plurality of hangers 84 which carry the shaft 85. Secured on shaft 85 are a plurality of hands 8G having ngers projecting rearwardly over the forward face of the face-plate as in Fig. 12, there being' one of said hands located over each of said loopers 70. Said hands move together, they being free to fall by gravity to the position shown in Fig. 12, however they are positively but resiliently caused to assume that position by reason of helical spring 87 which is coiled around shaft 85 and is secured, under tension, to the hanger 84 and to the collar 88, which latter is secured to said shaft 85. Another collar 88 (F ig. 1), having a flange extending over the adjoining hanger 84, is secured to shaft 85, there being a rubber cushion b located between said fiange and said hanger in order to prevent the fingers from striking too sharply.

Secured along underneath the forwardly projecting portion of the face-plate 68 is a rod 89 which carries a plurality of eye-clips 90, the eyes of which are located directly below said apertures through the bed-plate and they are also located in alinement with the forward edge of the face-plate, as indicated in Fig. 12.

Carried by suitable hangers directly in front of sill 3 is the shaft 91 on which are mounted pulleys 92, there being o-ne of such pulleys directly below each of said loopers. Revolubly mounted in suitable boxings carried by the hangers 74 is shaft 93 on which is secured the pinion 94, which latter' meshes with the gear 20 above referred to.- Secured on the ends of shaft 93 are mitergears 95 and 95 which mesh at right-angle with the corresponding miter-gears 96 and 9G', respectively, as indicated in Fig. 1. Said gears 90 and 9G are secured on the lower end of the marginal twisters 97 and 97', respectively, which are revolubly mounted in'the stationary blocks 98 and 98', respectively, the same being secured to the bed-plate Ll near the end portions thereof. Located in each of said apertures eX- tending horizontally across through the bedplate is a spool or thimble 99 which thimbles are revolubly mounted therein as indicated in Fig. 9, they being prevented from moving endwise by reason of the flange formed around on their forward ends, which flange is countersunk in the face of the bed-plate and behind the face-plate G8, all as clearly indicated in Fig. 12. On the rear ends of each of said thimbles 99 is secured a gear the square portion of one of the loopers whereby one of the loopers 70 and one of the gears 100 are adapted to be rotated together.

It is essential that each alternate gear 100 be located farther to the rear than the others whereby each alternate gear 100 is in mesh with the upper members 67a of the rack, while each of the other alternate gears 100 is in mesh with the lower member 67 of the rack, from which it is manifest that as the rack is moved endwise that each alternate looper will rotate in one direction while each of the other alternate loopers rotates in the opposite direction.

It should be noticed that while the gears 100 can not be moved forward or backward, yet the loopers 70 may be moved endwise, forward and backward, for the purpose presently appearing.

Secured to each of the outer hangers 82 is an arm 101 which extends upwardly and outwardly to the right and the left, respectively. lReferring more particularly to the left-hand end of the machine it will be noticed in Fig. G that a link 102 is mounted on the side of arm 101, that a cutter (Fig. 7) is pivoted to t-he side of block 98, and that the link 102 andthe cut-ter 103 are pivoted together whereby the cutter 103 is given a shearing contact on the inner face of block 98 whenever the gate is operated, and said shearing contact will be directed across the wire aperture which is formed through the tliimble 104C, shown in Figs. 1, 6 and 8. Said linkand cutter also prevent the gate 83 from opening too far, and for this reason alone a similar link and cutter (or two links) are located in like manner at the right-hand side of the machine.

rl`he right-hand portion of the reel is shown in Fig. 2 and it has been referred to above. It will be seen that the left-hand portion of the reel is shown in Fig. 5, in which 17a denotes a stub-shaft corresponding to stub 17. Each of said stub shafts carries an inwardly directed head which heads are adapted to carry the removable rails 105, on which the finished product is to be wound as it is manufactured.

Numeral 10G denotes a lever' for throwing the machine into and out of gear with relation to the power applied.

In Fig. 12 I desire to direct attention to the fact that the forward portion of pitinan 79 is arranged to freely operate in a large aperture in. the lower end of the arm 78, there being a nut 107 on the outer end portion of the pitman, and a coil spring 108 is located around the pitman which spring is compressed between the rear face of the arm 78 and a shoulder formed in the pitman, all substantially as indicated, the purpose of this last-named construction being to cushion the gate whereby the gate will contact resiliently with the face of plate 68 when the machine is in operation.

It should be noticed that the operative ends of the loopers 70 are formed with offset shoulders and with two projecting prongs or fingers, substantially as shown in Fig. 10.

lin order to more fully malte clear certain features of my inventio-n and the advantages thereof it will be necessary to follow certain of the operations of the machine in making wire fence. Before commencing operation the machine is threaded that is, the intermediate line-wires A are brought up around and back of the intermediate pulleys each line-wire being brought from a different source of supply, the line wires being spaced apart as desired for the fence to be made. rlhe marginal line-wires are directed in the same manner as the int-ermediate wires except that they are carried upward through the marginal twisters as shown in Fig. 15 and then upward to the bulldozer. Following o-ne of the intermediate line wires-it is carried upward through its leye-clip 90, and then on upward to the bulldozer, which of course brings it directly across the face of the face-plate and opposite one of the loopers. The line wires are then carried over the larger bulldozer drum, the smaller bulldozer drums gripping the wires and pressing them against the large drum and forming crimps therein. From the bulldozer the line wires are carried down and secured to the reel to be wound'thereon as the machine advances. The stay-wire is brought from a single source of supply, the end thereof being inserted between the rollers 12 which straighten the wire which holds it under proper tension for delivering. The stayw wire is fed through an aperture therefor in the guide-plate 411. which carries it between the smooth faces of the wheels 3x2-33, from which it has a direct path, through the thimble 10st, across the faces of all of the loopers, over the marginal twisters, to the farther end of the machine, there being a channel c formed in the contact face of the gate S3, indicated in Fig. 12, and an oppositely disposed channel e is formed in the Contact face of the face-plate GS, indicated in Figs. G and G', through which the linewire may slide when the gate is closed. The shooting of the stay wire across the machine is caused by the two wheels 32 and gripping upon the wire and as said wheels operate with considerable speed they shoot the stay wire to position, and then loosen their grip thereon until again required. Immediately prior to the insertion of the stay-wire as above stated the cam T5 operating on arm 76 and shaft 72 has caused the bar 71 to move forward, moving the faces of all of the loopers into engagement with their respective line-wires A. Immediately following this last operation the cam in wheel 29 operating through roller 69 throws the rack endwise to the right, which, manifestly, will result in the prongs of the several loopers engaging their respective line-wires and forming loops therein, as indicated in Figs. 9, 10 and 11, the gate at this time being closed in order to complete the channel for the stay-wire to pass through. Now immediately following this last operation will occur the shooting of the stay-wire as above described, the staywire being compelled to pass through all of the loops formed by the loopers, as indicated in last-named views. As each alternate looper is turned oppositely to that adjoining, it is apparent that said loops will be turned alternately to the right and to the left. Following the insertion of the stay-wire the cam 29 will cause the loopers to be drawn to the rear, stripping the wires therefrom, after which the rack will move to the left turning the loopers back as before. Also following the insertion of the stay-wire the gate S3 will be opened which will cause the cutter 103 to sever the stay-wire at that point, and at the same time the marginal twisters will engage the ends of the staywire and twist them around the marginal line-wires. Following the above the arm 14 will turn the bulldozer and the reel one step', which will pull the line-wires upward the distance required, thereby -removing the stay-wire just made from its position between the face-plate and the gate. As the line-wires move upward they of necessity pass between the ngers of the hands 86, the fingers thereof engaging the ties last made as they pass upward and spacing them accu.-

rately with relation to eachother, allowing' them to pass only under proper strain to give them the proper form, and after the ties have passed on upward said hands drop bach as before, but always with the fingers of each hand astride a lin'e wire as in Fig. 12.

From the above it will be noticed that my machine operates on the step-by-step principle,-that is, in place of the line-wires and the finished productI moving continuously at a given rate of speed they move intermittently,-pausing during the time a new staywire is being inserted and then moving forward the distance required to malte the mesh of the desired width.

The main shaft revolves continuously at a constant rate of speed during the time the machine is in motion, and the various cams and other devices are so timed and adjusted that the various operations follow each other in progressive succession and with absolute exactitude from start to finish.

The construction and operation of the machine being as above described, it will be noted that fencing oi various heights or widths may be made by simply omitting one or more of the line-wires and changing the position of the right-hand marginal coiler.

Having now fully shown and described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a machine ofthe character described, the combination of a trame comprising end members and ties connecting the end members, a bed-plate connecting the end members, a plurality of horizontally disposed loopers mounted on the bed-plate, said loopers being arranged to operate alternately right and left to form alternately right and left loops in the line-wires, means for shooting a stay-wire through all of the loops in the line-wires, means for severing the staywire at the proper length, and means for twisting the ends of the stay-wires around the marginal line-wires, all substantially as shown and described.

2. In a wire-fence machine operative by power, comprising in combination, a frame, a bed-plate carried by the frame, a bulldozer mounted in the upper portion of the frame parallel with the bed-plate, said bulldozer comprising a large drum and a plurality of smaller drums meshing with the large drum, said bulldozer being adapted to crimp and advance the finished product and at the same time advance the line wires across the face of the bed-plate, means carried by the bed-plate for forming loops in the linewires, the loops in each alternate wire being twisted alternately to the right and to the left, and means for inserting a stay-wire through said loops, all substantially as shown and described.

3. In amachine of the character described, the combination of a suitable frame, a bedplate carried horizontally and longitudinally of the frame, a gate so timed that its face alternately approaches and moves away from thc tace of the bed-plate, there being a channel formed in the contact face of the gate which channel forms an opening for the line wires extending from end to endl of the bed-plate when the gate is closed to its farthest limit rearward, all substantially as shown and described.

4C. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a suitable frame, a bedplate carried horizontally and longitudinally of the frame, a gate so timed that its tace alternately approaches and moves away from the tace of the bed-plate, there being a groove formed in the rear face of the gate which groove forms a channel when the gate is closed through which channel the staywire may be inserted, there also being cross notches intersecting the channel, the crossnotches being formed to receive the linewires, said cross notches being located immediately in the rear of the gate when the gate is closed.

5. In amachine of the character described, the combination of a suitable frame, a bedplate carried by the frame, a gate having a face adapted to alternately contact with and move away from the tace ot the bed-plate, there being a channel formed in the rear face of the gate into which the stay-wire may be projected, means for advancing linewires at right-angles to the bed-plate through and across sai'd channel, means for forming loops in the line-wires, and means for projecting the stay-wire through said channel and through said loops formed in the line-wires, all substantially as shown and described.

6. In a tence machine, a bed-plate, a faceplate secured to the bed-plate, intermediate twisters or loop-forming devices rotatably mounted in the bed-plate and extending through the face-plate, means for moving the twisters endwise, a mutilated gear mounted on the rear port-ion et each of the twisters, and a rack for operating said gears, certain of the gears being geared to rotate opposite to that of the others, means for shooting a stay-wire through the right and lett hand loops formed by the loopers in the stay-wires, and means for twisting the ends of the stay-wires around the marginal linewires, substantially as set forth.

7. In a wire fence machine, the combination of a plurality of loopers over the face of each of which a line-wire is drawn, mechanisms for simultaneously rotating the loopers to form loops in the line-wires, each alternate looper rotating opposite to that next thereto in order to form alternate right and left hand loops, means for inserting a stay-wire through all of the loops formed in the intermediate line-wires, and means for twisting the ends ot' the stay-wires around the marginal line-wires, all substantially as shown and described.

S. In a wire fence machine having end members, a bed-plate connecting the end members, a face-plate secured on the tace of the bed-plate, there being aseries of transverse Vnotches formed across in the tace of the face-plate, also there being looper apertures formed horizontally through the bedplate and the faceplate and centrally of said notches, a gate adapted to contact with the face. of the tace plate, there being a channel formed in the face of the gate and longitudinally thereof, a looper located revolubly in each of said looper apertures, means for revolving certain of t-he loopers to the right and at the same time revolving certain other of the loopers to the left, all substantially as shown and described and tor the purposes set forth.

9. In a wire fence machine comprising in combination a iframe, a bed-plate carried by the iframe, said bed-plate being characterized by having a comparatively large channel formed from end-to-end thereof in its rear face, a double offset rack mounted to slide longitudinally in said channel, gears on which the upper member et the raclr operates to turn them in one direction, other gears alternating with the lirst-named gears on which the lower member of the raclr operates to turn them in the direction opposite to the first named gears, a looper slidable through the center et each of said gears, and means for operating said loopers endwise, substantially as set forth.

10. ln a wire 'fence machine having in combination a frame, a bed-plate carried by the trame and haring a channel formed in its rear tace longitudinally thereof, a twopart oiiset rack mounted to slide endwise in said channel, a faceplate secured to the tace ot the bed-plate, said face-plate having notches across its face, the bed-plate and the tacevplate also having looper apertures extending theretlnough horizontally at rightanglesto the bed-plate, each ot said apen tures terminating in t'ront in the center oit one ot' said notches, 4all substantially as shown and described,

11.111 a machine ot the character described, the combination of a suitable trame worl, a bed-plate carried horizontally and longitudinally of the framework, a gate haying a face adapted to be moved toward and away trom thbed-plate, there being a channel formed in the contact tace of the gate and extending longitudinally thereof, a facew plate secured to the bed-plate, there being cross notches formed in the face et the faceplate to allow the line-wires to be drawn therethrough at right angles to the stay-wire, means for forming loops in the line-wires at the crossings of said channel and said notches, and means for projecting a staywire through the loops so formed, each al tornate. loop being turned oppositely to that nextthereto, all substantially as shown and described.

12. ln a machine for making wire-fabric, comprising a frame having two end members spaced apart, a bed-plate connect-ing the end members, means for connecting the end members independent of the bed-plate, a bulldozer mounted between the upper portions ot the end members, said bulldozer' being composed of three or more drums formed of tubing spaced apart and means for gearing the three members of the bulldozer to operate together and in meshing contact with each other, a reel reyolubly mounted between the end members, a mainshatt i'or transmitting power to the iarious devices, and means for operating the bulldozer, the reel, and the main shaft by power, all substantially as shown and described.

13. ln a. wire tence machine, the combination of mechanisms for carrying a plurality of line-wires, mechanisms for forming loops in the line-wires, mechanisms for shooting a stay-wire through all oi said loops whereby when tension is applied the intersections ot the line-wires with the stay-wires will appear as being entwined, each alternate loop in a row being turned to the right, the others to the lett, and means for ceiling the ends of the stay-wires around the marginal linewires, all substantially as shown and described. v

le, lin a wire tence machine, the combination ot a frame, a bed-plate carried by the trame, a series ot wire loopers carried by the bedeplate and arranged in a row horizontally, each alternate looper being adaptd to engage a line-wire disposed vertically thereacross and torni a loop the lein, each alternate looper being geared to form a right-hand loop and the other loopers being geared to form lett-hand loops, means for shooting a stay-wire through all ot' said loops, means 'for severing the stay-wire to the proper length, and means tor 'twisting the ends of the stay-wires around the marginal line-wires, the. marginal line-wires not being provided with loops, all substantially as shown and described.

l5. In a wire-tence machine having in combination, means for advancing a series of line-wires, a bulldozer for spacing, crimping, and for advancing the line-wires, a series ont loop-ers :tor forming alternati-ily right and lett-hand loops in the intermediate li newires, means' for shooting a stay-wire through the loops formed in the line-wires, means for forming the line-wires ot proper lengths, means 'for coiling the ends of the stay-wires around the marginal line-wires, and means tor repeating these operations indefinitely, all substantially as shown and described.

16. ln a wire-fence machine, the combination of a plurality of loopers arranged parallel with each other, a. gear rack itor rotating said loopers, each alternate looper being rotated to the right while the remaining loopers are rotated to the left in order to form alternate right and lett loops in the intermediate line-wires. means for shooting a stay-wire 'through all of the loops formed at one time by said loopt means for coiling the ends ot the stayewires around the marginal line-wires, and means whereby said operations may be repeated automatr cally and continuously, all substantially as shown and described.

17. ln an'iachinc oit the character described, the combination ot a suitable iframe, a bed-plate carried horizontally across the frame, a Ytace-plate secured to the tace ot the bed-plate, a gate adapted to contact with and to move away from the tace of the tace pla-te, there being a groove formed in the face of the gate which when the gate is contacted with the face plate will form a channel from end to end ot' the gate, a series of horizontally disposed intermediate loopers whose heads cross said channel, means for advancing the line-wires upward between the faces oli the bed-plate and the gate in position to be engaged by said loop-ers, and means for shooting a stay-wire through said channel whenthe gate in contact with the bed-plate, all substantially as shown and described. i

18. In a machine of the character described, the con'ibination of a suitable trame, a. bed-plate carried by the frame, a taceu plate carried on the face of the bed-plate, means for advancing' a series ot' line-wires upward across the t'ace of the face-plate, means for shooting a stay-wire across th-e line-wires and parallel with the bed-plate, a horizontally disposed looper head for each intermediate line-wire the same being adapted to form loops in the line-wires through which. the stay-wires are disposed, and vertically disposed twisters 'or the marginal line-wires tor twisting the ends ot the staywires around the marginal line-wires, all substantially as shown and described and for the purposes set forth.

19. In a machine ont the character described, the combination or" a suitable frame, a bed-plate disposed horizo-ntally across the frame, horizontally disposed loopers mounted to rotate in the bed-plate, each alternate looper being mounted to rotate to the right and the others to the left, means for advancing a series of line-wires upward across the bed-plate, means for bringing each of the line-wires into contact with the face of one of the said loopers by which a loop is formed in each of the line-wires, the loops in alternate wires being turned to the right and the others to the lett, and means for shooting a stay-wire parallel with the bedplate and disposing it through the loops formed in all of the intermediate line-wires,

all substantially as shown and described.

20. In a wire fence machine having a frame, a bed-plate mounted in the frame and having a channel formed in its rear face longitudinally thereof, a two-part rack slidably mounted in said channel, a 'face-plate secured to the face of the bed-plate, there being looper apertures formed horizontally through the bed-plate and corresponding apertures being formed through the face plate, a looper revolubly mounted in each ot' said apertures and adapted to be moved endwise, a gear wheel mounted on the rear ot' each looper with the looper adapted to be moved endwise therein, means for retaining said gears in engagement with said rack, each alternate gear being in engagement with the upper member of the rack and the other gears being in engagement with the lower members of the rack, means for rotating the loopers to form loops in the intermediate line-wires, means for shooting a stay-wire through the loops formed by the loopers, means for severing the stay-wire at the proper point, and means for twisting the ends of the stay-wire around the marginal line-wires, substantially as set forth.

21. In a wire fence machine comprising in combination a frame, a bed-plate mounted in the frame and having a channel formed in its rear side longitudinally thereof, a twopart offset rack mounted to slide endwise in said channel, a face-plate secured to the face of the bed-plate, there being a series of looper apertures formed horizontally and transversely through said bed-plate, a spool revolubly mounted in each of said apertures with means whereby they may not be moved endwise, a gear wheel secured on the rear end of each of said spools, said gear-wheels being in mesh alternately with the upper and the lower member of said rack, a looper disposed through each of said thimblesw or spools and gear-wheels wit-h their heads eX- tending through apertures therefor in the face plate, means whereby said loopers may be moved endwise forward and backward together, a gate adapted to Contact with the face of the face plate,-hands having fingers adapted to stride each of the line wires, and means for shooting the stay-wire through the loops formed by said loopers, all substantially as shown and described.

22. In a fence-machine, a bed-plate having a channel formed longitudinally and in the rear face thereof, an offset rack slidable endwise in said channel, a plurality of spools disposed horizontally across through the bed plate, means for preventing endwise movement of said spools, a gear-wheel secured to the rear end of each of said spools, one halt of said gear-wheels being in mesh with the upper member of the rack and the others being in mesh with the lower member of the rack, a looper disposed through each of said spools and gear-wheels, a face-plate secured to the face of the bed-plate there being apertures formed through said faceplate in alinement with said loopers for said loopers to operate in both longitudinally and revolubly, prongs formed on the forward ends of the loopers to engage a line wire and form a loop therein, a gate adapted to contact intermittently with the face of the faceplate, eye-clips for guiding the line-wires to the center of the heads of the loopers, and hands having lingers for guiding the linewires above said loopers, all substantially as shown and described.

In a wire-fence machine, the combination of a bed-plate having a channel formed in its rear tace, an offset rack slidable in said channel, a face-plate carried by the for- IIO 'ward tace of the bed-plate, gears meshing with said rack each adapted to rotate a looper which extends through the bed-plate, means for moving said loopers endwise forward and backward, means for retaining said gears from moving forward and backward but allowing them to rotate, a gate having a channel in its Contact face to receive a staywire, a hand for each ot' the line-wires, each hand `being provided with fingers to stride the line-wire, means for resiliently retaining the hands in position, means for cushioning their downward movements, and means for moving the line-wires step-by-step, all substantially as shown and described.

Q4. In a wire-fence machine, the combination with a bed-plate having a plurality of apertures formed across therethrough, a spool or thimble mounted revolubly in each ot' said apertures, a gear-wheel secured on the rear end of each of said spools or thimbles, an upper rack member mounted in the bed-plate and meshing with each alternate gear-wheel, a lower rack member meshing with the other alternate gear-wheels,

means for reciprocating the rack to revolve said spools or thimbles, a twister carried revolubly by each of said gears, means Jfor moving said twisters endwise independent of the rotary movements, a face-plate secured to the front of the bed-plate and having apertures therethrough through which the working end of said twisters may operate, a gate adapted to contact with said faceplate, hands i'or guiding the line wires to position to be engaged by the twisters, means for shooting a stay-wire through the loops formed in the line-wires by said twisters, and means for operating all of the parts in progressive sequency from a single source of power, all substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM N. PARRISI-I.

Vitnesses:

R. E. HANDLE, R. W. HANDLE. 

